The Phantom Virus

Herobrine's Revenge #1

by Mark Cheverton

New York Times Bestselling author! Boys and girls, what is more fun than playing Minecraft? Taking an adventure with Gameknight999 into the world you love!

Herobrine, the artificially intelligent virus, was deleted. The computer it resided in was completely destroyed. Without their leader, the few survivors of its evil army were cast away into the shadows. It looked as if there would finally be peace and happiness throughout the servers of Minecraft.

But suddenly, and mysteriously, software began misbehaving. Sheep fell from the sky. Snowballs appeared out of nowhere. What seemed at first like harmless glitches quickly became dangerous. Pigs begin walking backwards, it starts to snow in the middle of the desert, and sheep are falling from the sky.

Gameknight999, the User-that-is-not-a-user, has no choice but to investigate. But the odd yet harmless pranks are turning deadly, and it’s not long before entire villages are completely destroyed. Examining the arrogant clues, Gameknight is no longer so sure that Herobrine was destroyed after all. Is it possible he escaped? Everything points towards a deadly trap far worse than anything that Minecraft has seen before. Will Gameknight solve the puzzle before the Overworld is destroyed?

Sky Pony Press, with our Good Books, Racehorse and Arcade imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of books for young readers—picture books for small children, chapter books, books for middle grade readers, and novels for young adults. Our list includes bestsellers for children who love to play Minecraft; stories told with LEGO bricks; books that teach lessons about tolerance, patience, and the environment, and much more.In particular, this adventure series is created especially for readers who love the fight of good vs. evil, magical academies like Hogwarts in the Harry Potter saga, and games like Minecraft, Terraria, and Pokemon GO. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Genres: Fiction, Childrens, Gaming, Fantasy

240 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2016

About the author

Mark Cheverton grew up in Southern California, going through high school, and college. After college, Mark taught high school physics and math for many years. While teaching, he earned a Master's degree in Physics and conducted research on planetary atmospherics. After moving to the east coast, he started doing research for a Fortune 100 company in the fields of machine vision and additive manufacturing. His first book, The Algae Voices of Azule, was released in 2012, followed by the sequel shortly after.

He recently released the first book in his Minecraft series, Invasion of the Overworld: A Minecraft Novel, which is expected to be followed by the sequel, Battle for the Nether, in early 2014.

Reviews

[Zoe Wynns · Rating 4 out of 5]

Can't wait to read the next one

[X · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.25⭐

Yes, I cried about block people, no, I don't want to talk about it.

[Stormfire4000 ASH-GRENINJA · Rating 5 out of 5]

it was cool

[Iris (C418 Fangirl) Peters · Rating 4 out of 5]

It took me a bit to get into this one, however I did enjoy it very much. I love how the author describes everything, so well I can see it in my head. The book is so cinematic I barely realize the fact that I’m reading actual words and just see a movie in my head. I even turned on music during some scenes! The way that Mark Cheverton puts together these books is astonishing. I also have a sudden desire to play Minecraft after each reading session, which is a compliment at its fullest.

My only problem with not just this book but the whole series is the repetitiveness of the battles. The early-book battles are all the same to me: Gameknight has a defensive plan. It works. Only one monster is left alive. They question it. It gives away nothing and tries to attack Gameknight. It’s immediately killed. My only recommendation is to give the early battles some differentiating aspects.

Other than that, this book is amazing and I can’t wait for the next one! ❤️

[Alex · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book because I love MINECRAFT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I also enjoyed this book because I liked the part when Gameknight999 destroyed Reaper the Skeleton King and Shaivalak. I also enjoyed this book because I liked the part when instead of lava and then water (Herobrine's plan for destroying all of the villages) there was sunflowers (Gamenight999's plan for saving all of the villages).

[Ben Seamons · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think it is a good book and is defanantly different from the rest of the books in the sires.

[Malachi Plunkett · Rating 5 out of 5]

It had a lot of danger in it. It was about minecraft too. I loved it and I recommend it to any one who loves danger.

[Maximilian Lee · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really liked this book because I think the battle was very exciting and Gameknight999 defeated the spider queen and the skeleton king! I still wonder if Herobrine is still alive.

[Sue · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cool

U should buy did book.It has a good background story and no matter how bad the characters are, you just want to route for them.
Go GAMEKNIGHT!!!!!!!¡!!!!!!.!!!!!!!!!!

[HarishvaradhanVenkatesh]

I read other books by Mark Chevorton .Bet this ones going to be more awesome.

[Chad]

This story was better than the last few...or, at least more original. A threat other than hordes of monsters charging into TNT traps.
The monster leaders were still disappointingly easy to trick and defeat, but at least there were a lot fewer typos.
Anyway, the kids enjoyed it, which was the main thing.

[Laurie miller · Rating 5 out of 5]

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